Front Range

Avalanche

Cody Mertens · Mar 29, 2021 · Front Range

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Weather

Strong S S/W winds. Clear skies. 22 degrees at 10K feet @9AM.

Snowpack

Rapid and visible snow transport on N, NE, E aspects above TL. Stiff windslab forming on N/NE micro terrain features at tree line.. Shooting cracks while side-hilling test slopes at tree line penetrating 20cm down to 4 finger hardness layer below windslab.

Avalanche

Two cornice falls on Braddock face. One triggering R1 D2 presumptive windslab on Braddock face below ridge line @11K feet sometime between 8pm 03/27 and 7am 03/28.